Press Release

The actions of our forces continue uninterruptedly against the invasion operation launched by the invading Turkish army against the Medya Defence Zones on the night of April 17. Our forces inflicted heavy blows to the invaders with effective actions.The details of the actions are as follows;

– On April 17, in the morning hours, the Karker area was bombed 4 times with warplanes. On the same day, at 20:40, the invading Turkish army bombed the area between the Karker and Şehîd Ciwan areas with attack helicopters and wanted to airdropped invaders with 4 Sikorsky helicopters. As a result of the effective intervention of our forces in the area, the invaders had to retreat from the area.

– On April 18, at 02:30, the Girê Şehîd Ciwan area was heavily bombed with warplanes and attack helicopters. After the bombardments, the invaders airdropped on the area and wanted to advance towards Girê Şehîd Ciwan at 03:00. The invaders on the move put under control by our forces and were hit. As a result of the action, 3 invaders were punished.

– On April 18, at 06:30 and 07:40, the invaders in Karker and Girê Şehîd Ciwan were hit with an assassination tactic. As a result of these actions, 1 invader was punished and 1 invader was injured.

– On the morning of April 18, Karker and Şehîd Ciwan areas were bombed 13 times with warplanes.

April 18, 2022

HPG Press Centre